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The Living Way 



THE 
LIVING WAY 

By Lillian I)k Waters 
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THINKING HEAVENWARD 

JOURNEYING ONWARD 

WITHIN THE VEIL 

GLAD TIDINGS 



DAVIS & BOND 

PUBLISHERS . BOSTON 




Copyright 1912 
Lillian DeWaters 



LINCOLN & SMITH PRESS . BOSTON 



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11 / am the way, the truth, the life" 

Our blessed Master said; 
And whoso to the Father comes 

Must in my pathway tread. 

A zvay, it is not hedged with forms, 

A truth, too large for creeds, 
A life, indwelling, deep, and broad, 

That meets the hearfs great needs. 

To point that living way, to speak 
That truth "which makes men free " 

To bring that quickening life from heav'n, 
Is highest ministry. 

Anon. 



He that dwelleth in the secret place of 
the Most High shall abide under the shadow 
of the Almighty. 

I will say of the Lord, he is my refuge 
and my fortress: my God; in him will I 
trust. 

Surely he shall deliver thee from the 
snare of the fowler, and from the noisome 
pestilence. 

He shall cover thee with his feathers, 
and under his wings shalt thou trust: his 
truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror 
by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by 
day; 

Nor for the pestilence that walketh in 
darkness; nor for the destruction that wast- 
eth at noonday. 

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and 
ten thousand at thy right hand; but it 
shall not come nigh thee. 

Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold 
and see the reward of the wicked. 



Because thou hast made the Lord, which 
is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habi- 
tation; 

There shall no evil befall thee, neither 
shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 

For he shall give his angels charge over 
thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 

They shall bear thee up in their hands, 
lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: 
the young lion and the dragon shalt thou 
trample under feet. 

Because he has set his love upon me, 
therefore will I deliver him: I will set him 
on high, because he hath known my name. 

He shall call upon me, and I will answer 
him: I will be with him in trouble; I will 
deliver him, and honor him. 

With long life will I satisfy him, and 
show him my salvation. 

Psalm 91. 



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He that dwelleth in the secret place of 
the Most High shall abide under the shadow 
of the Almighty. 

He that continueth in that spiritual 
consciousness which is a secret unknown 
to the worldly-minded and is apart from 
all wrong thinking shall stand firm under 
the protection of divine Love. 

Mortals are fast finding out that think- 
ing rightly will transform them. Faces 
and lives can be transformed by true 
thinking. 

Since the stream of thought is con- 
stantly flowing, it is inevitable that 
we shall think something every instant. 
How necessary it is, then, that we form 
a right basis for our thoughts! If we 
think as God thinks, we are thinking 
rightly. 



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Unless one discovers the spiritual value 
of the Bible, his study will fall short of 
disclosing to him its real importance. 
The gospel needs only to be understood 
in its original simplicity to prove itself 
the means of salvation to every one who 
applies its teachings. 

Right thinking and right living are at 
hand. Right thoughts will give birth 
to right actions, to right speech, and to 
right conditions. Before we can dwell 
or continue "in the secret place," we 
must learn how to think rightly about 
all things; for in this way only shall we 
receive the protection so lovingly prom- 
ised. 

To know God aright is life eternal, 
and is our only safeguard. Therefore, 
before we can dwell "in the secret place" 
or attain a consciousness sufficiently 
spiritual to protect us from evil con- 
ditions, we must have a correct under- 
standing of God. 

Come, then, "and let us reason to- 
gether" on this all-important subject, — 
God. 



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The Scriptures tell us that God is Love. 
God is the Life of all being. He 18 
Spirit, Soul, Mind. If He is of purer 
eyes than to behold evil and is altogether 
lovely, He necessarily sees and knows 
no evil. It is plain that infinite Good 
can know nothing of evil, that infinite 
or all-filling Life can know nothing of 
death, and that infinite Truth can know 
nothing but that which originates within 
itself. 

If God is infinite, He fills all reality, 
and there is nothing except it is in God, 
for infinity has no limitations. Do we 
not read in the Bible, "If I make my bed 
in hell, behold, thou art there " ? There is 
no absence of God. Even if our thoughts 
dwell in utter darkness or discord, still 
God is really present. 

If God is Love, He is ever-loving and 
has no consciousness of wrath. 

If God is omnipresent, then God's 
love and power are actively with us. 

If God is omniscient, then He is all 
knowledge, and there is nothing true 
except that which originates in Him. 



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If God is omnipotent, He is not merely 
the strongest power, but He is the only 
power, and hence there can be no power 
in the universe but God. 

Can evil dwell in good? or hate abide 
in love? Is there any possibility for 
darkness where light is? The answer 
must always be in the negative. Then 
evil conditions have no God-given or 
legitimate cause, no creator, no right 
to exist. Love will put hate to flight, 
understanding will utterly obliterate ig- 
norance, truth will overcome every lie. 
So God, the Light of the world, the centre 
and circumference of being, can utterly 
wipe out every sin, sickness, and discord 
in our thoughts and in our lives. It only 
remains for us to know God aright, for 
it is this truth that will make us free. 

In proportion as we become ac- 
quainted with God do we become spirit- 
ually-minded and dwell "in the secret 
place of the Most High" and stand 
under the protection of divine Love. 
We need have no fear of calamities if 
we are thinking, living, and demonstrat- 



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ing God's love and truth in our daily 
lives. 

But where shall wisdom be found? and 
where is the place of understanding? 
Acquaint now thyself with God, and be at 
peace, — Job. 



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/ will say of the Lord, he is my refuge 
and my fortress: my God; in him will I 
trust. 

I will declare that God is my shelter 
and my security. Upon Him alone will 
I rely. 

Are we trusting the divine Source 
alone for our joys, our health, our pros- 
perity? It is wise to ask, How much of 
my trust am I placing in God ? 

If we are looking to any other power 
besides God as able to increase our joys, 
preserve our health, and widen our means 
of usefulness, we are breaking the first and 
greatest commandment, — "Thou shalt 
have no other gods before me." 

The Bible is the revelation of Truth, 
Life, and Love to humanity. The help 
which it has for man is a present help. 
Did not the Psalmist sing, "God is a 
very present help in time of trouble ?" 

To the mourner, the despondent, the 
sick, and the sinner divine Love says: 
"Come unto me, and I will give you 
rest." Come into the perfect under- 
standing of God, and you will rest from 



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your sorrows, your sicknesses and sins; 
and as you clothe yourself in righteous- 
ness, — right thinking, will you manifest 
joy, health, and holiness. 

When we are disturbed in thought or 
in body, do we look to God, the Source 
of our being, our very life itself, for 
restoration? or do we rush for a pill or 
plaster, and look to man and matter for 
mental and bodily harmony? 

Listen to the voice of Spirit: " Bless 
the Lord, . . . who healeth all thy dis- 
eases." 

The matter of sickness and suffering 
has so large a bearing upon our happiness 
as to merit our serious consideration. 
The relation between health and relig- 
ion is becoming more and more apparent 
each day. Why should not a Christian 
take God literally for what He is, and 
accept nothing else? 

Why is it that a prayer to God, the 
Creator of the universe and man, the 
Father whose son is the Saviour of the 
world, is generally believed to have less 
healing virtue than a pill or a spoonful of 



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medicine? It is a lack of understandings 
or of confidence in God which causes II 
man to rely upon other than spiritual] 
means in time of trouble. 



Consider the lilies how they grow; they 
toil not, they spin not; . . . If God so 
clothe the grass, . . . how much more shall 
he clothe you, ye of little faith? Seek 
ye first the kingdom of God; and all things 
shall be added unto you. — Luke. 



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rely he shall deliver thee from the 
are of the fowler and from the noisome 
pestilence. 

Undoubtedly, Love shall release you 
from the entanglement of error and 
from destructive calamities. 

If our earthly father responds to our 
call for help, surely our heavenly Father 
will supply our need. Religion devoid 
of healing is not what Christ taught and 
demanded of his followers. In the divine 
Word we read, "For I will restore health 
unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy 
wounds, saith the Lord. 5 ' 

Only as we know God's law and men- 
tally declare and enforce it, in a very 
active way, do we realize the benefits 
of His goodness. 

How can one become rightly ac- 
quainted with God? By gaining the 
spiritual understanding of the Bible 
and by working out the problems of 
life as Christ Jesus taught and practised. 

A man can memorize the Bible from 
cover to cover; he can be entirely 



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familiar with the lives and lessons of the 
prophets of the Old Testament; he can 
preach a glowing sermon about the 
words and works of the Saviour: and 
yet- that same mortal may have no 
practical knowledge of God. A knowl- 
edge of God means something more 
than blind belief or a profession of 
faith. A knowledge of God to an indi- 
vidual means a spiritual consciousness 
of the all-presence and all-power of God. 
It means an operative, demonstrable 
knowledge which will save him from 
sickness and from sin. 

Many people have an idea that they 
have accepted Christ when they have 
united with some church, accepted cer- 
tain dogmas and creeds, and have been 
baptized after some form. We have 
found the Christ when we are able to 
love those who despitefully use us, when 
we judge not after the flesh. We have 
found the Christ, Truth, when we are 
able through spiritual understanding and 
uplifting to overcome mental and phys- 
ical ills in ourselves and in others. 



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Salvation is not to be found in human 
resources nor in matter. Salvation is 
found in God alone. 

Are we not losing valuable time and 
opportunity so long as we expect to be 
saved by anything else than Omnipo- 
tence ? 

Salvation is at our very door. It is 
indeed possible to be free now, free from 
trouble, from sin, from pain and discord. 
But we must not reject the very essen- 
tials of salvation. Redemption is with- 
in us. We must part with ignorance, 
indifference, self-righteousness, and the 
sins that would so easily beset us, and 
through the enlightened understanding 
we must put on charity, spiritual knowl- 
edge, and the fruits of love. Because 
of the changed condition of our thought 
Love delivers us from error. 

Call upon me in the day of trouble: I 
will deliver thee, and thou shah glorify 
me. The righteous cry, and the Lord 
heareth, and delivereth them out of all their 
troubles. — Psalms. 



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He shall cover thee with his feathers, and 
under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth 
shall be thy shield and buckler. 

Divine Truth shall continually pro- 
tect you, and upon His care shall you 
depend. The truth about God and man 
shall be your armor, your protection 
and defence. 

With what tender love the Shepherd 
guards his sheep! How watchfully He 
cares for them! Infinite Love is ever- 
ready, ever-willing, to protect and deliver 
all who make His truth their shield and 
buckler. What is truth but right think- 
ing demonstrated? The demonstrations 
of our knowledge of truth are to be seen 
in holiness, health, and happiness. In 
no other way can men arrive at these 
conditions of mind and body but through 
the truth, the understanding, of God and 
man. 

If God is Infinite Spirit, Life, and 
Love, what is man? Man is the spiritual 
image and likeness of God. Man can- 
not be material, nor can he be created 
from dust, because the Bible states that 



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God created man in I lis own image. 
Some people mistakenly believe that, if 
man is like God, then God must be some- 
what like a magnified man. But this 
idea of God is not the right one to hold. 
Man's likeness to God is in the mental 
and spiritual realm, not in matter or in 
flesh. God is everywhere as Life, Soul, 
Mind, Truth, Love, and man reflects 
the divine Consciousness. 

Everything that is opposed to God or 
good, everything that differs from Love, 
the sole Creator, is not true or real, and 
is subject to annihilation. This is the 
truth which Christ Jesus said would 
make you free. We cannot eliminate 
evil by argument, but we can eliminate 
it by applying the truth. This truth 
shall be our shield and buckler, our pro- 
tection and defence. 

The true worshippers shall worship the 
Father in spirit and in truth. He that 
believeth on me, the works that I do shall 
he do also. If ye abide in me, and my 



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words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye 
will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein 
is my Father glorified, that ye bear much 
fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. — John. 



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Thou shall not be afraid for the terror 
by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by 
day; nor for the pestilence that walketh in 
darkness; nor jor the destruction that 
wasteth at noonday. 

You need not fear the voice of error 
or evil, for God is ever with you. In 
God's light there is no darkness. 

Peace can only be obtained by follow- 
ing God in the right way. Life and 
Love are inseparable; so, also, are spir- 
itual understanding and peace. A half- 
way trust is not what God requires. It 
is but a house built upon the sand or is 
like unto a man with two masters. 

Do not give undue attention to the 
thoughts and opinions of others. Be not 
afraid of evil, be afraid only lest you do 
evil. If you belong to a long-established 
church, do not fear what your friends 
will say if you change your habits of 
thoughts. Know that God is more to 
you than all earthly interests. We should 
not allow the opinions of others to out- 
weigh our convictions of right. Choose 
that religion which appeals most to your 



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reason, irrespective of what your early 
religious training may have been. Dis- 
card all doctrines which do not follow 
the teachings of Christ Jesus. The re- 
ligious beliefs of our fathers may be sacred 
to us because of tender associations and 
remembrances, but we should not hesi- 
tate to supplant them with a larger and 
grander thought of God. 

The test of sincerity in religion hinges 
upon works, and not upon words. If we 
keep our minds well filled with thoughts 
of love and truth, there will be no room 
for thoughts of sin or of sickness. 

Fear ye not the reproach of men> neither 
be ye afraid of their revilings. I, even I, 
am he that comforteth thee. No weapon 
that is formed against thee shall prosper; 
and every tongue that shall rise against 
thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. In 
righteousness shalt thou be established. — 
Isaiah. 



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A thousand shall jail at thy side and 
ten thousand at thy right hand; but it 
shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine 
eyes shah thou behold and see the reward 
of the wicked. 

The conditions called accidents, calami- 
ties, sickness, trouble, and sorrow, may 
come upon thousands around you, but 
they shall not harm you if you place 
your undivided confidence in God. 

The medium through which we look 
has much to do with what is seen. The 
best already exists for every one of us, 
and always has existed. It remains for 
us to become spiritually-minded and see 
the good already in store for us. Were 
men to live in truth, love, and justice, 
there would be no evil in the universe. 

To attribute any dual nature to God 
bars the door to heaven or harmony. 
God's knowledge is infinite, and is 
all-inclusive good. Neither to-day, any 
more than in the day of Elijah, is God 
to be found in the earthquake, in the 
fire, or in the whirlwind. Now, as 



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always, God is found in the still, small 
voice of truth. 

Sickness, sin, death, poverty, and suf- 
fering of every kind belong not to God's 
kingdom, and they are in the world 
because of the mortal belief in a power 
apart from God. No evil comes from 
God, and it is unknown to God. 

According to the Scriptures, mortal 
existence is "of few days and is full of 
trouble." The consciousness of sin, dis- 
ease, and death, is but a dream, and the 
knowledge of God awakens one from this 
dream. Sin, fear, and ignorance are the 
prolific sources of all human ills. Hell 
is mental and physical pain produced by 
wrong thinking. Heaven is the absence 
of fear, and is the consciousness of truth, 
righteousness, and love. 

Whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell 
safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. 
In the way of righteousness is life; and 
in the pathway thereof there is no death. — 
Proverbs. 



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ciuse thou hast made the Lord, which 
my refuge, even the Most High, thy habi- 
tation; there shall no evil befall thee; 
neither shall any plague come nigh thy 
riling. 

Because you have made the Lord your 
first consideration, no error shall assail 
you, nor shall any discord come nigh 
your dwelling. 

It is related of King Asa that, when he 
was diseased in his feet, he sought not 
to the Lord, but to physicians, and he 
died. This calls our attention to the 
fact that, should we look to means other 
than God in our hour of need, we disobey 
the law of God, and reap the consequences 
for so doing. 

The condition of security is indicated 
in the w r ords, " Because thou hast made 
the Lord thy habitation." In propor- 
tion as divine Truth becomes all-in-all 
to us will evil find no abiding-place in 
our consciousness. The demonstrations 
of health and harmony which follow an 
intelligent reliance upon God evidence 
the fact that we have found the pearl of 



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great price, and that we have entered the 
path which leads to a present understand- 
ing of eternal life. 

Religion is not to prepare men for 
death, the grave, and a future localized 
heaven. Learning the truth about God 
and man is the passport to a present 
heaven. The injunction, " Prepare to 
meet thy God," need not suggest a death 
scene. It need not strike terror into the 
hearts of men, nor should it be used as 
a slogan during revival seasons. People 
will never be driven into heaven through 
fear nor through death. We are in eter- 
nity now, and God will never be any 
nearer to us than He is now; for now "in 
him we live and have our being." The 
way to God is in the path of love. 

Instead of thinking that we shall meet 
God after we die, we should know that 
we are meeting God now. He is our 
great Physician, our Father-Mother, our 
very life itself. If we find God now, we 
find heaven now. 

All the beauty and grandeur of earth 
and heaven are at hand, and God is the 



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living presence, pulsating the universe 
and man. Nothing but the veil of ma- 
terial sense hides from mortals the pres- 
ence of heaven. 

If licit doth it profit, my brethren, if a 
man say he hath faith, and have not works? 
can faith save him? Faith, if it hath not 
works, is dead. Be ye doers of the word, 
and not hearers only. — James. 



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For he shall give his angels charge over 
thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They 
shalt bear thee up in their hands lest thou 
dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt 
tread upon the lion and adder: the young 
lion and the dragon shalt thou trample 
under feet. 

Thoughts of love and truth protect 
and preserve you, guide your steps and 
deliver you from danger. Because of 
the spiritual condition of your thoughts, 
you shield yourself from error of every 
sort. 

Angels are the spiritual intuitions and 
aspirations which pass between God and 
men. These pure thoughts and illumi- 
nations keep men from temptation, evil, 
and sin. 

Our Master solved life's problems ac- 
cording to divine law. He acquainted 
men with their heavenly parent. He 
comforted the sorrowing, healed the sick, 
revealed the way to holiness, and taught 
the universal salvation of all men from 
evil, discord, sin, disease, and death. 
The day of miracles is not past. There 



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is no reason why a believer in the teach- 
ings of Christ Jesus should doubt that 
his teachings are practical to-day. The 
way of salvation from evil has not 
changed. 

What must I do to be saved? saved 
from every kind of error? Let in the 
light of God. Darkness is not something, 
but rather is it the lack of something, — 
the lack of light. The light of under- 
standing brings healing to mind and 
body, and the human consciousness be- 
comes obedient to the divine. 

Evil seems very real indeed to the one 
who thinks it; but, as we turn from evil, 
we become more spiritual, and realize 
more clearly the reality of good and the 
unreality of evil. 

Do not think you are doing all you 
can because you keep your erroneous 
thoughts to yourself. It is wise indeed 
to guard our speech, but, when the 
thought becomes guarded, there will be 
little necessity for guarding the speech. 

In the vocabulary of Spirit there ap- 
pears no such word as can't. Men are 



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given all the time necessary, in which 
they can work out their salvation. Were 
this not true, God would not require it of 
them. 

He that overcometh shall inherit all things; 
and I will be his God, and he shall be my 
son. 

Now is come salvation, and strength, 
and the kingdom of our God, and the 
power of his Christ. — Revelation. 



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Because he has set his love upon me, 
therefore will I del her him; I will set 
him on high, because he hath known my 
name. 

In proportion as we place our love and 
trust in God are we delivered from dis- 
cordant conditions. 

How can one measure his love for God? 
and what makes men Christian? Our 
love for God can be measured by our 
love for man. Some people hang their 
hope of salvation on their Sunday hypoc- 
risy. Attendance at church or belief 
about God and Christ does not make 
a Christian. A Christian is one who 
possesses the mind of Christ. A Chris- 
tian is one who knows the way which 
Jesus taught and practised and who 
follows in his steps. Christ said, "I 
am the way," and plainly indicated 
that he considered himself an example 
for his followers. 

Jesus recognized only the good in 
others: therefore, his love was " without 
dissimulation." Love is the greatest of 



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all human attainments. All gifts of 
mind, however excellent, are worth noth- 
ing without love. 

Let love be without dissimulation. Be 
ye of the same mind one toward another. 
Love worketh no ill to his neighbor; there- 
fore, love is the fulfilling of the law. — 
Romans. 



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He shall call upon me, and I will an- 
swer him: I will be with him in trouble; 
I will deliver him, and honor him. With 

long life will I satisfy him, and show him 

my salvation. 

As humans, we all err, and we can rise 
above error only as we see and correct 
it and cease to sin. All the sins of the 
world will vanish under the every-day 
application of the truth. Every man has 
his Achilles' heel or some faulty con- 
dition of thought. Let us search out the 
vulnerable condition, and make haste to 
overcome our weaknesses. If we do not 
want discordant conditions in the body, 
we must abide in love. 

It is only by constant growth, the con- 
tinual rising from the things that we 
put under our feet, that we can ever 
attain our spiritual birthright, — perfec- 
tion. This growth in thought and char- 
acter comes through loving, earnest, 
persistent, watchful activity; by striving 
for the perfect realization of the ideal 
which has been set for us in the life and 
teachings of Christ Jesus. 



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The teaching that God is good, but 
man is a sinner, has separated men 
from intelligence and has deprived them 
of spiritual power and strength. 

God never made a sick, sinning mortal, 
but He made a free, spiritual man. God 
is positive and active. Human igno- 
rance makes evil seem resistant, but evil 
is attractive only to those who are igno- 
rant of good. Sin and sickness were 
brought about by a false conception of 
life, and it is through spiritual illumina- 
tion and prayer that they can be de- 
stroyed. He who heals through prayer 
has the Bible for his authority and 
Christ Jesus for his example. 

Suppose all the world believed that 
there are no laws of health except the 
law of righteousness; no medicine except 
the truth that man is the image of God, 
made spiritual, free, and perfect; no 
surgery except the excision of all errone- 
ous thoughts, habits, and beliefs; no 
mind except the mind of Christ, the mind 
of love, honesty, good-will toward men: 
would not this be heaven, and would 



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not the highest purpose of religion be 
realized ? 

/ will give unto him that is at hirst of 
the fountain of life freely. Behold, I 
stand at the door, and knock: if any man 
hear my voice, and open the door, I will 
come in to him, and will sup with him, 
and he with me. — Revelation. 



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